"AlanC" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I have TV supplied via cable (Virgin Media) which provides the basic
channels (BBC1&2, ITV and Channel4&5). A few years ago I went with
Sky (now Sky+) but decided to keep the cable supply to feed TV's in
the bedrooms.

My current setup is cable feed goes into the back of the Sky+ box.
The RF output from the Sky+ box is sent up into the loft where it goes
into an amplifier/distribution box which then sends it to 5 other
rooms. This gives me the channels supplied via cable plus whatever
channel is currently being decoded on the Sky+ box.

I have just purchased a new computer monitor which also has built in
Freeview receiver which I would like to make use of. I have tried
just connecting it to the RF feed, not really expecting it to work,
and it didnt. I was expecting to be able to receive the Cable
supplied channels and the Sky+ signal but that didnt work either. I
am not sure why though.

I beleive that the Freeview signals are not sent via Cable and to
receive these I will need an aerial but dont really want to have
seperate feeds.

Does anyone have any idea why the Sky+ RF isnt being picked up and
also how I could go about combining the output from an aerial with the
existing RF feed that includes the Cable channels and Sky+ channel? I
assume I cannot just feed it into the amplified/distribution box as
the frequencies will clash?

Interesting that you refer to the screen as a computer monitor
with Freeview, rather than a television with computer input,
which is usually the way they are marketed.
It sounds as if it does not have an analogue tuner, which is
a pity, because you won't be able to watch the RF output
from your Sky box on it.
If it has a SCART connector, or video and audio phono
inputs, I could suggest an alternative method, but it would
entail running at least two additional screened leads to the
Sky box and frankly, might be too messy.
I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

On Jan 6, 9:05*am, "Graham." wrote:
"AlanC" wrote in message

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Hi,

I have TV supplied via cable (Virgin Media) which provides the basic
channels (BBC1&2, ITV and Channel4&5). *A few years ago I went with
Sky (now Sky+) but decided to keep the cable supply to feed TV's in
the bedrooms.

My current setup is cable feed goes into the back of the Sky+ box.
The RF output from the Sky+ box is sent up into the loft where it goes
into an amplifier/distribution box which then sends it to 5 other
rooms. *This gives me the channels supplied via cable plus whatever
channel is currently being decoded on the Sky+ box.

I have just purchased a new computer monitor which also has built in
Freeview receiver which I would like to make use of. *I have tried
just connecting it to the RF feed, not really expecting it to work,
and it didnt. *I was expecting to be able to receive the Cable
supplied channels and the Sky+ signal but that didnt work either. *I
am not sure why though.

I beleive that the Freeview signals are not sent via Cable and to
receive these I will need an aerial but dont really want to have
seperate feeds.

Does anyone have any idea why the Sky+ RF isnt being picked up and
also how I could go about combining the output from an aerial with the
existing RF feed that includes the Cable channels and Sky+ channel? *I
assume I cannot just feed it into the amplified/distribution box as
the frequencies will clash?

Interesting that you refer to the screen as a computer monitor
with Freeview, rather than a television with computer input,
which is usually the way they are marketed.
It sounds as if it does not have an analogue tuner, which is
a pity, because you won't be able to watch the RF output
from your Sky box on it.
If it has a SCART connector, or video and audio phono
inputs, I could suggest an alternative method, but it would
entail running at least two additional screened leads to the
Sky box and frankly, might be too messy.
I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%- Hide quoted text -

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Thats how this model (Samsung T220HD) is marketed (as a monitor).
They also do the T220, which is almost the same (higher contrast ratio
and faster response time) which is just a monitor.

I wasnt too sure if it was a good idea to go with something that tried
to both and possibly didnt do either very well, but so far I am happy
with its performance as a monitor. The wide screen aspect takes a bit
of getting used to.

I had thought about additional cables but the effort wouldnt be worth
it.

I was wondering what VM will do. Will they send down the equivilent
digital signal. Will they have to replace all of those set-top-boxes
with ones that can take a digital signal?

Alan

I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year



I was wondering what VM will do. Will they send down the equivilent
digital signal. Will they have to replace all of those set-top-boxes
with ones that can take a digital signal?

Alan

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surely VM supply a digital signal.

AlanC wrote:
On Jan 6, 9:05 am, "Graham." wrote:
"AlanC" wrote in message

...





Hi,
I have TV supplied via cable (Virgin Media) which provides the basic
channels (BBC1&2, ITV and Channel4&5). A few years ago I went with
Sky (now Sky+) but decided to keep the cable supply to feed TV's in
the bedrooms.
My current setup is cable feed goes into the back of the Sky+ box.
The RF output from the Sky+ box is sent up into the loft where it goes
into an amplifier/distribution box which then sends it to 5 other
rooms. This gives me the channels supplied via cable plus whatever
channel is currently being decoded on the Sky+ box.
I have just purchased a new computer monitor which also has built in
Freeview receiver which I would like to make use of. I have tried
just connecting it to the RF feed, not really expecting it to work,
and it didnt. I was expecting to be able to receive the Cable
supplied channels and the Sky+ signal but that didnt work either. I
am not sure why though.
I beleive that the Freeview signals are not sent via Cable and to
receive these I will need an aerial but dont really want to have
seperate feeds.
Does anyone have any idea why the Sky+ RF isnt being picked up and
also how I could go about combining the output from an aerial with the
existing RF feed that includes the Cable channels and Sky+ channel? I
assume I cannot just feed it into the amplified/distribution box as
the frequencies will clash?
Interesting that you refer to the screen as a computer monitor
with Freeview, rather than a television with computer input,
which is usually the way they are marketed.
It sounds as if it does not have an analogue tuner, which is
a pity, because you won't be able to watch the RF output
from your Sky box on it.
If it has a SCART connector, or video and audio phono
inputs, I could suggest an alternative method, but it would
entail running at least two additional screened leads to the
Sky box and frankly, might be too messy.
I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thats how this model (Samsung T220HD) is marketed (as a monitor).
They also do the T220, which is almost the same (higher contrast ratio
and faster response time) which is just a monitor.

I wasnt too sure if it was a good idea to go with something that tried
to both and possibly didnt do either very well, but so far I am happy
with its performance as a monitor. The wide screen aspect takes a bit
of getting used to.

I had thought about additional cables but the effort wouldnt be worth
it.

I was wondering what VM will do. Will they send down the equivilent
digital signal. Will they have to replace all of those set-top-boxes
with ones that can take a digital signal?

Alan

So far as I know, they (Virgin Media/NTL) replaced them several years ago.

--
Rod

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onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
www.thyromind.info www.thyroiduk.org www.altsupportthyroid.org

On 6 Jan, 16:45, "John" wrote:
I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year

I was wondering what VM will do. *Will they send down the equivilent
digital signal. *Will they have to replace all of those set-top-boxes
with ones that can take a digital signal?

Alan

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surely VM supply a digital signal.

All of my current TV's are non-digital and they are connected to the
cable and receive the standard channels. Maybe they also send a
digital signal but I would have thought that my new TV with its
digital (Freeview) receiver would have picked them up.

"AlanC" wrote in message
...
On 6 Jan, 16:45, "John" wrote:
I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year

I was wondering what VM will do. Will they send down the equivilent
digital signal. Will they have to replace all of those set-top-boxes
with ones that can take a digital signal?

Alan

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surely VM supply a digital signal.

All of my current TV's are non-digital and they are connected to the
cable and receive the standard channels. Maybe they also send a
digital signal but I would have thought that my new TV with its
digital (Freeview) receiver would have picked them up.

Any TV with a SCART will receive a digital signal from Cable or any other
source. It is fed in through the SCART as a Red., Green & Blue plus audio.
Virgin is Digital.

By using the term "non-digital TV " you are likely to get conned into buying
a new one.

"AlanC" wrote in message
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On 6 Jan, 16:45, "John" wrote:
I imagine the five analogue channels currently being carried
by the VM cable will cease at the same time as the off-air
analogue in your region which may be this year

I was wondering what VM will do. Will they send down the equivilent
digital signal. Will they have to replace all of those set-top-boxes
with ones that can take a digital signal?

Alan

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surely VM supply a digital signal.

All of my current TV's are non-digital and they are connected to the
cable and receive the standard channels. Maybe they also send a
digital signal but I would have thought that my new TV with its
digital (Freeview) receiver would have picked them up.

It will be interesting to see if digital TVs continue to be sold with
analogue tuners. As you have found out analogue will still
be useful for distributing RF from set top boxes, CCTV etc.

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

In article ,
John wrote:
Any TV with a SCART will receive a digital signal from Cable or any
other source. It is fed in through the SCART as a Red., Green & Blue
plus audio. Virgin is Digital.

It's the STB which is digital. SCART connections are analogue.

The RF signal - via your aerial cable - could carry an analogue signal or
a digital one. Different tuners are required to decode these.

The RF output from things like even digital STBs is always analogue - and
is simply a hangover from early days when TVs didn't have line inputs for
safety reasons.

I suppose it is possible to have a 'digital' RF output - but I don't know
of anything that has it.

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